Doubting how many sajdahs one performed
Question
When I pray salah I don't remember how many sajda I do if I did 1 or 2 sajda. If I can't remember how many sajdas what shall I do?
Answer
Follow the dominant feeling of your mind e.g. if the dominant feeling is that you had made two sajdahs, then regard it to be two.
And Allah Ta'ala (الله تعالى) knows best.
- Answered by
- Mufti Zakaria Makada
- Checked & approved by
- Mufti Ebrahim Salejee (Isipingo Beach)
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